4. The Government of India provides debt relief in the agriculture sector. Which
of the following institutions heads the accounting in this regard?
(A) NABARD
(B) Regional Rural Banks
(C) Reserve Bank of India
(D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(E) Both (B) and (C)
(Ans : D)

5. When a bank is financing an “International Business” it in fact, is involved
in which of the following?
(A) Micro Finance (B) Retail Banking
(C) Core Banking
(D) Trade Finance
(E) All of these
(Ans : D)

9. The cooperative movement in which of the
following fields has achieved a great visible
success in India?
(A) Milk production
(B) Banking sector
(C) Textile sector
(D) Cotton production
(E) None of these
(Ans : A)

21. Which of the following nations is found at the top of the ‘World’s Green
Index’, compiled by various global agencies jointly?
(A) China (B) India
(C) USA (D) Britain
(E) Japan
(Ans : B)

22. Which of the following agencies has estimated that by the year 2015 about a
quarter of India’s population will be living in extreme poverty?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) UN Economic and Social Council
(D) UN Food and Agricultural Organisation
(E) International Monetary Fund
(Ans : B)

23. As per the reports of the survey conducted by various agencies jointly, which
of the following countries is adjudged as the ‘Most Favoured Nation’ for back
office support to the world’s major multinationals?
(A) China (B) South Africa
(C) Singapore
(D) India
(E) None of these
(Ans : C)

24. The ‘H1N1’ virus is responsible for the outbreak of which of the following in
the world?
(A) AIDS (B) Swine Flue
(C) Polio (D) T.B.
(E) Chikungunya
(Ans : D)

25. What does the letter ‘S’ denote in ‘AFSPA’ an
abbreviation we very often see in newspapers?
(A) Slow (B) Special
(C) State (D) Solid
(E) Sovereign
(Ans : B)

26. Who among the following won the Eurovision
Song Contest on May 11, 2014 in Copenhagen?
(A) Sanna Nielsen of Sweden
(B) Camila Snieden of Armenia
(C) Conchita Wurst of Austria
(D) Claudia Bolivar of Belarus
(E) None of these
(Ans : D)

27. Rohan Bopanna who represented India in an
international event is a –
(A) Billiards Player (B) Golf Player
(C) Chess Player
(D) Table Tennis Player
(E) Lawn Tennis Player
(Ans : E)

28. Which of the following statements is/are true
about the report released by the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) in May 2014 ?
(A) India’s growth is estimated to accelerate to
5.9 per cent in 2015
(B) Estimated global economic growth rate in
2014 at 3.4 per cent
(C) Falling inflation in the euro zone is a cause
for concern
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
(Ans : D)